ELA21.6.7a

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.7a

Write narratives incorporating key literary elements, including characters, plot, setting, point of view, resolution of a conflict, dialogue, and sensory details.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • A narrative is a piece of writing that tells a story.
  • Narrative writing includes text elements, like characters, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
  • The plot is a series of events in a narrative text.
  • Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a text.
  • Sensory details use descriptions of the five senses.

Skills

  • Write a narrative with a logical sequence of plot events.
  • Incorporate literary elements into their narrative writing, like characters, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
  • Include dialogue and sensory details in narrative writing.

Understanding

  • Narrative writing includes predictable elements, like a logical sequence of events and characters, setting, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
  • Incorporating dialogue between the characters and sensory details can make their narrative writing more engaging.

Vocabulary

  • Narratives
  • Literary elements
  • Characters
  • Plot
  • Setting
  • Point of view
  • Conflict resolution
  • Dialogue
  • Sensory details
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